[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[manpage_begin fileutil::magic::mimetype n 1.0.2]
[moddesc   {file utilities}]
[titledesc {Procedures implementing mime-type recognition}]
[category  {Programming tools}]
[require Tcl 8.4]
[require fileutil::magic::mimetype [opt 1.0.2]]
[description]
[para]

This package provides a command for the recognition of file types in
pure Tcl. The output is standardized to mime-types.

[para]

The core part of the recognizer was generated from a "magic(5)" file
containing the checks to perform to recognize files, and associated
mime-types.

[list_begin definitions]

[call [cmd ::fileutil::magic::mimetype] [arg filename]]

This command is similar to the command [cmd fileutil::fileType].

[para]

The output of the command for the specified file is not a list of
attributes describing the type of the file, but a list of standard
mime-types the file may have.

[para]

This list will be empty if the type of the file is not recognized.

[list_end]

[section REFERENCES]

[list_begin enumerated]
[enum]
[uri ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/ {File(1) sources}]

This site contains the current sources for the file command, including
the magic definitions used by it. The latter were used by us to
generate this recognizer.

[list_end]

[section {BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK}]

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.

Please report such in the category [emph {fileutil :: magic}] of the
[uri {http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883} {Tcllib SF Trackers}].

Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.


[see_also fileutil file(1) magic(5)]
[keywords type mime {file utilities} {file type} {file recognition}]
[manpage_end]